The Morality of Gay Rights - An Exploration in Political Philosophy

In The Morality of Gay Rights, Ball presents a comprehensive exploration of the connection between gay rights and political philosophy. He discusses the writing of contemporary political and legal philosophers-including Rawls, Walzer, Nussbaum, Sandel, Rorty and Dworkin-to evaluate how their theoretical frameworks fit the specific gay rights controversies, such as same-sex marriage and parenting by lesbians and gay men, that are part of our nation's political and legal debates.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter ONE Neutral Liberalism; Chapter TWO Pragmatic Liberalism; Chapter THREE Moral Liberalism; Chapter FOUR Communitarianism; Chapter FIVE Postmodernism;

About the author

Carlos Ball is Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Miami Herald.

Summary

The Morality of Gay Rights presents a comprehensive exploration of the connection between gay rights and traditional (non-postmodern) political philosophies.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Ball
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415931410
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93141-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Weight: 385 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Politics & government, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies